Full Result 1.45 Cheltenham | 12 November 2004

Sharp Novices' Hurdle Class A Grade 2

(Class 1) (4yo+) (2m87yds) 2m½f Old Good 8 hurdles

1st £20,300 2nd £7,700 3rd £3,850 4th £1,750 5th £875 6th £525

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Marcel (FR) 5/1 Timmy Murphy M C Pipe	Timmy Murphy M C Pipe	4	117	132	136	145	–
b g Bateau Rouge (IRE) - Une Risette (FR) (Air Du Nord)
Held up, soon in touch, went 2nd 4th, led 2 out, ridden out (op 7-2)

2 2½	6. Baby Run (FR) 5/1 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	4	110	–	126	134	–
b g Baby Turk - Run For Laborie (FR) (Lesotho)
Chased leader, mistake 2nd, hit 4th, led approaching 3 out, ridden and headed 2 out, kept on same pace flat (op 9-2 tchd 11-2)

3 1 [3½]	4. Shuhood (USA) 10/1 Tom Doyle Paul Webber	Tom Doyle Paul Webber	4	114	–	129	136	–
b g Kingmambo (USA) - Nifty (USA) (Roberto)
Held up, headway after 4th, ridden approaching 3 out, soon outpaced, stayed on flat (op 12-1)

4 14 [17½]	5. The Rising Moon (IRE) 5/2F A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	5	114	–	113	122	–
br g Anshan - I'm So Happy (IRE) (Miner's Lamp)
Held up, headway after 4th, weakened after 2 out (op 3-1 tchd 10-3 and 7-2 in places)

5 1¼ [18¾]	3. Nyrche (FR) 4/1 Robert Thornton Alan King	Robert Thornton Alan King	4	117	–	114	125	–
b g Medaaly - Thoiry (USA) (Sagace)
Held up, hit 2nd, headway 4th, hit 3 out, weakened after 2 out (op 7-2)

6 dist [48¾]	8. Mister Flint 15/2 Mick Fitzgerald Philip Hobbs	Mick Fitzgerald Philip Hobbs	6	110	124	–	–	–
b g Petoski - National Clover (National Trust I)
Led, ridden and headed approaching 3 out, soon weakened and eased, tailed off (op 8-1 tchd 9-1)

7 ¾ [49½]	9. Raven's Last 33/1 Warren Marston Richard Phillips	Warren Marston Richard Phillips	5	110	–	–	–	–
b g Sea Raven (IRE) - Lavenham's Last (Rymer)
Took keen hold in rear, not fluent 1st, lost touch from 5th, tailed off (jockey said gelding hung right from three out)

8 22 [71½]	1. Dawton (POL) 50/1 Jason Maguire Tom George	Jason Maguire Tom George	6	117	119	–	–	–
br h Greinton - Da Wega (POL) (Who Knows I)
Prominent until jumped slowly 4th, tailed off (jockey said horse was unsuited by the good ground, which rode dead)

9 14 [85½]	7. Iloveturtle (IRE) 100/1 Anthony Coyle Michael Chapman	Anthony Coyle Michael Chapman	4	110	95	–	–	–
b g Turtle Island (IRE) - Gan Ainm (IRE) (Mujadil)
Always behind, not fluent 3rd, tailed off from 4th

9 ran Off time: 1:48:00 Winning time: 4m 2.40s (slow by 13.40s) Total SP: 109%
1st owner: The Johnson Family (Marcel) 1st breeder: Louis Chaignon & Francois-Marie Cottin
2nd owner: Mr & Mrs Peter Orton (Baby Run)
3rd owner: Mr & Mrs M J Dowd (Shuhood)
Tote win: £4.60 PL: £1.90 £1.90 £2.20 Ex: £26.10 CSF: £27.28 Trifecta: £176.40 Pool of £1,714.74 - 6.90 winning units

1:45 Cheltenham 12 Nov 2004

Sharp Novices' Hurdle Class A Grade 2